The Top End of Australia, Darwin a frontline seat in the Pacific arena of World War II, shed blood, sweat and tears … find out where to go and stand in the footsteps of Australia’s soldiers.
Join us on a journey back through time in a genuine WW2 army truck to relive Darwin’s exciting and historic past – The Darwin History and Wartime Experience
EAST POINT RESERVE
An idyllic public reserve with the popular Lake Alexander is where DARWIN MILITARY MUSEUM offers a dramatic recreation of the bombing of Darwin. You are immersed in the sight and sound of Japanese bomber aircraft swooping low over the Darwin waterfront.
Wander through tropical gardens where equipment, gun placements and military huts invoke the sense of urgency facing Australia and its wartime allies.
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GO UNDERGROUND & EXPLORE WORLD WAR II OIL STORAGE TUNNELS
- Interpretative displays of the lives of soldiers and civilians involved ensuring strategic supply of oil during WW II
- Large ‘digger’ sculpture from repurposed WW II bomb remnants
- Art gallery and shop
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DARWIN AVIATION MUSEUM
Are you an aviation buff? Then you must visit the Darwin Aviation Museum. You will gawp at the enormous B52 Bomber dominating the space. There are original Mirage and Sabre jets, a Spitfire replica, Orion P3-C, Wessex and Huey Cobra helicopters.
Other exhibits include engines and armament as well as many photographs of Darwin at war, pioneer flights and record breakers.
LOCATION
557 STUART Hwy, Winnellie, Darwin, nearby Darwin International Airport
JOINING A DARWIN HARBOUR CRUISE
You will cruise past the current Australian Royal Navy depot. The geographic Darwin remains of strategic political importance.
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Are you on a self-drive holiday pop into Adelaide River (town) located on the Stuart Highway. Cemeteries are sombre places with Adelaide River holding the only Australian war service cemetery in the country.
The graves of 434 servicemen and 63 civilians killed in the Top End are buried in the military cemetery.
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Visiting Litchfield National Park or travelling further afield to Nitmiluk Katherine Gorge then Adelaide River is on the way.
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